The Pipettes – Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me Released: 27th MarchTrivia: This is not the first or the last you’ll see of The Pipettes on this list…Best bits: 1. Your kisses are wasted on me2. BOY!3. And yoooouuuuu might cryyyyyy for some tii-i-iime

Veronicas – Everything I’m Not Released: In New Zealand in 2006Trivia: I wanted to put Fefe Dobson’s As A Blond here but turns out it was never actually released. This one is amazing too, though.Best bits: 1. I was losing myself to somebody else2. Cos the girl that you want, she was tearin’ us apart3.… Continue reading The 20th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

If you’re already missing the recently deceased TOTP website, visit their ‘new spiritual home’, the Radio 1 Chart Blog. It’s like the old site, but in blog form, just like all the coolest pop sites.

The Pipettes – Judy Released: 25th SeptemberTrivia: The Pipettes are playing a special Christmas show in the rather ace-looking Roundhouse in London in a few weeks.Best bits: 1. Juuudyyy, what you gonna do-oo?2. I knew a girl and her name was Ju-udy3. What’s in your head?

Morningwood – Nth Degree Released: 11th AprilTrivia: The band recently released a cover of Knock On Wood by Amii Stewart, for some reason not retitled Knock On Morningwood.Best bits: 1. M-O-M-O-R-M-O-R-N-I-N-G-W-O-O-D!2. Rock’n’roll, disco, heavy metal aaangeeeellll3. Come on everybody, to the nth degree

Which of these singles are best? Darin – Perfect Girls Aloud – I Think We’re Alone Now Lily Allen – Littlest Things Nelly Furtado – All Good Things Gwen Stefani – Wind It Up Sharam – PATT (Party All The Time) Snow Patrol featuring Martha Wainwright – Set The Fire To The Third Bar Scissor… Continue reading I said it would be back!

Linda Sundblad – Oh Father Released: 27th SeptemberTrivia: My review of Linda’s fab album Oh My God! is coming soon.Best bits: 1. Oh father I’ve been having these thoughts and I’m sorry2. It was not my intention but he was from Heaven sent3. You got me all the way to Paradise and brighter day

Andreas Lundstedt – Love Gun Released: 10th AprilTrivia: Andreas will be taking part in Melodifestivalen 2007 with a song called Move – competitors include his ex-bandmate Magnus Carlsson, The Attic ft. Therese and MF heavyweights Andreas Johnson and Nanne Grönvall.Best bits: 1. Gimme gimme gimme what I want, what I need baby – fire your… Continue reading The 24th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

Mika – Relax (Take It Easy) Released: 2nd OctoberTrivia: Mika will finally release his album Life In Cartoon on the 5th of February 2007.Best bits: 1. Take it ee-eee-say!2. The opening and closing “ooohowwww”s3. Are we playing with fire? P.S. Special mentions to the following songs that just missed out on the top 25: Jamelia… Continue reading The 25th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

The 20 best new singles of November, according to me: 1. Robyn – Konichiwa Bitches (UK)2. Darin – Perfect (Sweden)3. Najoua Belyzel – Comme Toi (France)4. Katerine – Catfight (Belgium)5. Girls Aloud – I Think We’re Alone Now (UK)6. Lily Allen – Littlest Things (UK)7. Nelly Furtado – All Good Things (UK)8. Gwen Stefani –… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!